Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas

Clifford Paul: Guide to Kluskap’s Cave

2023-08-03T15:13:44-04:00Categories: Language and cultural revitalization, Language and cultural revitalization, Resource|Tags: Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, IPCAs, Kluskap’s Cave, Mi’kmaq, Mi’kmaw, Mi’kmaw Nation, Nova Scotia, Sacred|

This video features a guided tour to the Kluskap Cave - a sacred site and IPCA led by the Mi'kmaq in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Advancing Indigenous Rights through Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs)

2023-08-03T15:13:27-04:00Categories: IPCA Planning and Establishment, Resource|Tags: Canadian Environmental Law Association, CELA, Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, IPCAs, Jurisdiction, Policy|

This toolkit, developed by the Canadian Environmental Law Association, aims to shed light on IPCAs as an emerging legal mechanism for protecting lands and water.

Gitdisdzu Lugyeks MPA Declaration

2023-08-03T15:13:26-04:00Categories: IPCA Planning and Establishment, Resource|Tags: food security, Gitdisdzu Lugyeks, Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, IPCAs, Kitasoo Xai’xais, Marine Protected Area, MPA|

This document contains the official declaration of the Gitdisdzu Lugyeks Marine Protected Area (MPA) by [...]

Gitdisdzu Lugyeks MPA Draft Management Plan

2023-08-03T15:13:24-04:00Categories: IPCA Planning and Establishment, Resource|Tags: food security, Gitdisdzu Lugyeks, Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, IPCAs, Kitasoo Xai’xais, Marine Protected Area, MPA, Planning|

This document contains the Gitdisdzu Lugyeks Marine Protected Area (MPA) Draft Management Plan.

News Release: Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation Declares New Gitdisdzu Lugyeks (Kitasu Bay) Marine Protected Area On Great Bear Coast

2023-08-03T15:13:22-04:00Categories: IPCA Planning and Establishment, Resource|Tags: BC, British Columbia, food security, Gitdisdzu Lugyeks, Great Bear Coast, Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, IPCAs, Kitasoo/Xai’xais Nation, Kitasu Bay, Marine Protected Area, MPA, Oceans, Stewardship|

This news release from the Kitasoo Xai'xais Nation announces the New Gitdisdzu Lugyeks (Kitasu Bay) Marine Protected Area on the Great Bear Coast (British Columbia).

Frequently Asked Questions About IPCAs

2023-08-03T15:13:02-04:00Categories: Indigenous-led conservation and IPCAs, Resource|Tags: Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership, CRP, FAQ, IISAAK OLAM Foundation, Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, IPCAs|

This FAQ guide offers key information on IPCAs.

Amarc Drilling in Taseko River Headwaters

2023-08-03T15:12:49-04:00Categories: IPCA Planning and Establishment, Resource|Tags: Dasiqox, Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, IPCAs, Resource Extraction, Taseko River Watershed, Tribal Park, Tsilhqot’in Nation|

This video features drone footage of Armac drilling in the Taseko River watershed (British Columbia).

Indigenous Laws in the Context of Conservation

2025-05-27T11:30:03-04:00Categories: Laws and Legal Systems, Resource|Tags: BC, British Columbia, Co-governance, Haida Gwaii, Indigenous Law, Indigenous Nations, Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, Inuit, IPCAs, Northwest Territories, NWT, Partnerships, SGaan Kinghlas-Bowie Seamount Marine Protected Area, Thaidene Nëné|

This report examines how IPCAs can offer pathways to bring together Indigenous and Crown legal systems. It looks at SGaan Kinghlas-Bowie Seamount Marine Protected Area in Haida Gwaii and Thaidene Nëné in Łutsël K’é Dene First Nation territory as two contemporary examples of how this can occur.

Salmon Parks

2024-09-17T12:00:10-04:00Categories: Biocultural Monitoring and Community-based Stewardship, Resource|Tags: BC, British Columbia, Fisheries, Ḥaḥahuułi, Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, IPCAs, Mowachaht/Muchalaht, Nuchatlaht Hawiih, Resource Management, Salmon, Uu-a-thluk, Watershed|

This links to the Salmon Parks initiative website. This Indigenous-led movement aims to recover key watersheds and restore wild salmon in the Ḥaḥahuułi (chiefly territories) of the Mowachaht/Muchalaht and Nuchatlaht Ḥaw̓iiḥ (hereditary leaders).

Tahltan Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas Project

2023-08-03T15:12:28-04:00Categories: IPCA Planning and Establishment, Resource|Tags: Ice Mountain, Indigenous Governance, Indigenous Law, Indigenous Laws, Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, IPCAs, Klappan Sacred Headwaters, Knowledge Systems, Sheslay, Stewardship, Tahltan|

This links to the official website of the Tahltan Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas Project (British Columbia). It includes a project overview, background, and connected projects.

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